Jerry Walker with a nice trout caught in Nassau Sound.

Today’s weather forecast looks fabulous for anglers who want to try their luck fishing at their favorite fishing hole. With the high temperatures predicted in the low 80s, this would be a good time to get out on the water and recharge that inner solar panel.

Anglers who ventured offshore this week caught red snapper, sea bass and flounder. A few cobia also were reported being caught and spotted at the offshore reefs. If the water temperatures continue to climb, the cobia should begin to appear in a matter of weeks at our buoys, inshore towers and along our beaches looking for pogey pods. The sharks, jack crevalle and bull reds also will be feeding in and around the pogy pods.

The north and south jetty continues to be active with sheepshead, puppy drum, redfish and trout. They are hugging tight to the north and south jetty. Live shrimp, dead shrimp, fiddler crabs, clams and mud minnows all will produce a good catch for you. The bull whiting have been plentiful in the St. Marys Sound fishing with dead shrimp or clams on the bottom. Spanish mackerel and blue fish have been plentiful at the end of the jetty, trolling the incoming tide.

The surf fishing will be good this weekend with lighter winds predicted. Whiting, blues, Spanish mackerel and the occasional puppy drum should be at the end of your hook. The point at Amelia Island State Park has been producing trout, reds and puppy drum along with whiting and bluefish. The George Crady Bridge State Fishing Pier has had sporadic catches of whiting and puppy drum. On the slack tides, the sheepshead anglers have been doing well.

Fort Clinch was tough to fish this week due to the high winds, but I expect fishing should be good this weekend. Spanish mackerel, blues, trout and whiting would be the fish to target.

The Bell River, Lanceford Creek, Tiger Basin and the Jolly River are all excellent choices for backwater fishing this weekend. The low tide is around 7 a.m. and you should have excellent redfishing first thing in the morning. I love the incoming tide throughout the morning for trout fishing with a float rig with live shrimp.

Good luck and enjoy this beautiful spring weekend.

Until next time … Capt. Jim.